Does the Magellan Roadmate come with a computer program for updates or does the buyer have to contact Magellan headquarters to receive the software?
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It can be downloaded from their website for free. You can google it and it will direct you to where you can download.
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Edwin: Based on my experience with the 9055 model:In theory, the Magellan application, CMTray.exe that you can download should when you connect the Roadmate to the PC with the USB cables. However, after the firmware update it no longer works with Windows, so doing it the hard way with the Mac, which requires you to download the update, put it on a microSD card, then insert it into the Magellan.
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No. I contacted the provider of the map software only to find that this unit uses pirated/cracked software that they will not support.
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Yes it does, go to magellan. Com/contentmanager .to download content manager ,register product then update unit
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EARL -- curious about the time line in your post. I see that on the Magellan site they show Map Upgrade v45 as being the most current. If I read your post correctly, that upgrade was originally released in Dec 2011 and then retracted and in Feb you still didn't have it? That would suggest the current Map Upgrade v45 is at BEST 5 months old (if they released it February 19th
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It's called Garmin express. It is the same program you use to update maps and software.
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That's a good question... the seller I bought mine from doesn't exist anymore. The current Amazon seller is IWINW, maybe they have an online website you can download from. Most of the reviews I've read are negative, but mine works fine. The trick is getting it started correctly out of the box, the programs are there... you just need to find the right start-up file and then it will start-up correctly every time after that. It is made in another country and it doesn't work like any of the standard brand GPS units... Magellan, Garmin, TomTom,...
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Unless the ad states that the GPS has the latest firmware I don't think there is any way to tell. When/if you get the GPS load the free software program VantagePoint from Magellan, it will update the firmware, this is a very handy program.I hope this helps.
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I have the model with free lifetime map updates. You download software to your computer then plug in your GPS unit using the cable that comes with the unit. The software checks for updates then when one is available you can download it. Then the software gives you step by step instructions to get the update installed on the GPS.
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I found that you can update the program automatically after you install it, or you can get the newest version free from their website.
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It included lifetime maps when new. I don't know if that would transfer if the unit were sold to someone who tried to re-register it. The map updates come 4 times per year and need to be done with the gps hooked up to an internet connected computer.
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Not yet according to Garmin's website. Software updates are only available for Windows
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Magellan rarely proivides map updates. I purchased 2 5045LMs in 2010 and have received only ONE map update. With Lifetime Map Updates they are supposed to occur 4 times a year, but I have only received 1. Not good for their Lifetime Map Updates.
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I use an iPod. Do not need a voice or data plan with it. I think you need to use a GPS program that has all the maps installed when you download the app. ie Magellan Roadmate.
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https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloadsUpdates.jsp?product=010-00575-05&cID;=134&pID;=35118
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Hello, my dear friends! I will send you a software! With the account and password! Log in, you can directly download, upgrade map!
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You get a one-time map update with the package, which allows for the latest maps from Garmin to be loaded. It is fairly straight forward once you download their software.